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151. Not All Parents Put Babies to Sleep on Back
     

     Dec. 7, 2009 -- Despite warnings that it is safest to place a baby to sleep on his or her back, the number of caregivers doing so has not increased in recent years, according to a new report.   The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's "Back to Sleep" campaign began in 1994 afte

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152. Increase in Babies Born With Down Syndrome
     

     Nov. 30, 2009 -- The prevalence of infants born with Down syndrome has increased dramatically in recent years, new research indicates. Reporting in the Nov. 30 issue of Pediatrics, scientists say the prevalence of live born infants with Down syndrome increased by 31% between 1979 and 2003, from 9 to

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153. Aluminum Can Tabs Still Pose Health Risks
     

     Nov. 30, 2009 (Chicago) -- The aluminum can manufacturers' move to make the tabs on cans harder to ingest is apparently too easy to swallow. The so-called stay-tabs were developed to prevent accidental ingestion of the pull-tabs that preceded them. But young people are still swallowing them, says La

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154. 2.2 Million Drop-Side Cribs Recalled
     

     Nov. 24, 2009 -- After four U.S. infants died while trapped in the cribs, 2.2 million drop-side cribs made by Stork Craft -- including 147,000 with the Fisher-Price logo -- have been recalled. It's far from the first time that child entrapment has led the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to r

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155. 1 Million Maclaren Baby Strollers Recalled
     

     Nov. 9, 2009 -- Maclaren USA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of "about a million" Maclaren baby strollers because of the risk of fingertip amputation. Maclaren USA has gotten 15 reports of children placing their finger in the stroller's hinge mechanism,

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156. Newborns' Cries Reflect Parents' Language
     

     Nov. 5, 2009 -- The cries of infants as young as three days old already reflect the language their parents speak, according to a new study that compared the newborn cries of French-born and German-born children. It's well known by experts that parental voices, especially a mother's, are perceived in

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157. Cord Blood Stem Cells: Your Questions Answered
     

     Stem cells are immature cells that can transform into other kinds of cells and reproduce themselves. Cord blood stem cells are collected in the umbilical cord at birth and can produce all of the blood cells in the body. Cord blood stem cells can be used to treat blood-related diseases, such as leuke

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158. Hiring a Baby Nurse for Your Newborn
     

     Let me start by saying I loved our first baby nurse, Vaneesha, until I met our second baby nurse, Veronica. It's not that I am fickle, it's that as a first-time mother I had absolutely no idea what a baby nurse (let alone a newborn) did. Vaneesha slept all day as I hobbled around the apartment tryin

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159. FDA OKs Sabril to Treat Infantile Spasms
     

     Aug. 21, 2009 -- The FDA announced that it has approved the drug Sabril to treat infantile spasms in children ages 1 month to 2 years and to help treat complex partial seizures in adults. Sabril Oral Solution is the first drug approved in the U.S. to treat infantile spasms, a severe type of seizure

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160. Does Parent Stress Affect Baby?
     

     Cynthia Schames' twin son and daughter are only a few weeks old. But she's already noticed something interesting about her babies. "If I'm particularly stressed, they pick up on it," says the Chappaqua, N.Y. mom. "When I feed them, if I'm agitated or impatient, I notice that they're fussier. They sp

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